Yukinobu

Yukinobu Shimabukuro. Japanese karateka.

Pronunciation| jɯkʲinobɯ (IPA)
Gender| Male
Origin
Word/name| Japanese
Meaning| Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling| Yukinobu (Kunrei-shiki)

Yukinobu (Nihon-shiki)

Yukinobu (Hepburn)

Yukinobu is a masculine Japanese given name.

## Possible writings

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Yukinobu can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

* 幸信, "happiness, believe"
* 幸伸, "happiness, extend"
* 幸延, "happiness, extend"
* 行信, "to go, believe"
* 行伸, "to go, extend"
* 行延, "to go, extend"
* 之信, "of, believe"
* 之伸, "of, extend"
* 之宣, "of, announce"
* 志信, "determination, believe"
* 志伸, "determination, extend"
* 志延, "determination, extend"
* 恭信, "respectful, believe"
* 恭伸, "respectful, extend"
* 雪信, "snow, believe"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきのぶ or katakana ユキノブ.

## Notable people with the name

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* Yukinobu Hoshino (星野 之宣, born 1954), Japanese manga artist
* Yukinobu Ike (池 透暢, born 1980), Japanese paralympic athlete
* Yukinobu Kiyohara (清原 雪信, 1643–1682), Kanō-school artist, and niece and apprentice to Kanō Tan'yū
* Yukinobu Nanbu (南部 行信, 1642–1702), Japanese daimyō
* Yukinobu Shimabukuro (島袋 幸信, born 1942), Japanese karateka
* Yukinobu Yanagawa (柳川 雪信, birth and death unknown), Japanese ukiyo-e artist

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